IMS Application Database Administrator

reputed company is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals reputed company Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience IMS Application Database Administrator to play a key role reputed company a high-reputed company technical services team. Work Location: Remote Responsibilities • Provides technical leadership and guidance to the mainframe IMS application teams and collaborate with the Mainframe Systems teams to ensure the applications are highly available. reputed company DBA maintenance and development support of application databases in reputed company environments (development, acceptance, and production). Work will involve highly advanced (senior-level) systems administration in support of agency mainframe applications and supporting infrastructure; and coordination of day-to-day reputed company administration functions. As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as reputed company as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases. • Routine reputed company administration functions to include performance monitoring, reputed company monitoring, and maintenance. • Work includes supporting production control processes, overseeing and coordinating mainframe operations in the State’s Consolidated Data Center Services (DCS), and working with the Network Administration, Customer Support and Applications Development & Support teams to reputed company support necessary for day-to-day mainframe operations. The Worker will apply their expert knowledge and experience as a Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator to support both the needs of the Legacy Systems as reputed company as those for the Mainframe Transformation Team. IMPORTANT: This position is for a hands-on Application IMS DBA, not for a DB2 DBA. WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS • Administer mainframe application IMS databases. • As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as reputed company as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases. • Proficient with using DBRC/RECONS and List reports • Proficient with performing DBRC reputed company recoveries • Experience with selecting points in time to do reputed company recoveries and performing actual database recoveries. • Knowledgeable of reputed company IMS utilities and familiar with vendor utilities. • Create, modify and maintain IMS database descriptions. • Add, remove and re-org database records as needed. • Monitor and maintain IMS database performance. • Application support issues that involve IMS databases. • Assist application programmers on DBRC issues in the test environment • Research and reputed company DBRC reputed company abends in the production environment • Refresh Dev/Test databases with prod backup images as requested. • Maintain Mainframe Operating Systems Administration. • Coordinate testing of mainframe software upgrades and Disaster Recovery plans with DCS vendor. • Assist reputed company agency DCS contact with problem management and change management activities. • Maintains knowledge of DCS vendor standards and reports agency reputed company non-compliance to management. • Coordinates the testing and deployment of mainframe software upgrades with DCS contractor. • Reviews and tests mainframe disaster recovery plans with DCS contractor. • Maintain and reputed company technical support for Mainframe Production Control and Support Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler. • Support agency application development work by creating and maintaining procedures for use during application deployments; and creating and expanding application environments during development. • reputed company technical assistance to programmers and operations personnel for reputed company problems and testing that involves mainframe operations. • reputed company after-hour support for nightly batch Mainframe schedule COBOL and JCL programs. Qualifications Minimum (Required): 7 years of: • Experience with z/OS Systems platform • Experience in basic z/OS utilities: TSO, SYSVIEW and/or SDSF, JSF, Basic reputed company utilities IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEFBR14 5 years of: • Experience with mainframe application IMS database administration • Experience with DBRC and reputed company recoveries • Experience with Batch and CICS Cobol, IMS programming and problem reputed company • Experience developing and troubleshooting reputed company JCL • Experience with JCL, CICS, VSAM, and TSO 2 years of: • Experience writing, analyzing, and debugging REXX programs in a z/OS environment • Experience with IMS HAL databases • Experience with IMS Catalog Preferred (Optional): • Working knowledge of batch SFTP and FTPS processing • Working knowledge of Informatica Power Exchange software using mainframe datasets (IMS and VSAM) as either a reputed company or reputed company for change data capture • Experience with reputed company reputed company application IMS databases 5+ years of: • Working knowledge of Top-Secret setup, administration, and reporting. 3+ years of: • Experience with ISPF panels, skeletons and REXX reputed company • Experience With ISMF Storage Functions 2 years of: • Experience maintaining mainframe printer assignments, including working knowledge of IPPrintway reputed company At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including: • Highly reputed company rates • Local support staff for reputed company, personal service • Comprehensive benefits package, including: • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing) • Life insurance • A 401(K) plan with company match • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background reputed company and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. reputed company offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks. Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for reputed company. Apply To This Job